Duncan was sitting on the living room couch, leisurely reading the newspaper he bought from the street that morning; occasionally, he turned his head to glance at Sherry, who was furiously writing at the coffee table with a frown on her face, and at the dog next to her, devotedly holding a copy of "A Brief Compilation of the City-State's Modern History," feeling a sense of solidity in his heart.
In this strange and eerie world, he had finally found a bit of the familiar rhythm of life.
On the other hand, taking in the dog, Sherry, and Nina was also fulfilling a longstanding idea he had mulled over for a long time—Captain Duncan's little classroom was finally back in session.
He turned his head to look at the other side of the coffee table, where Nina had pulled up a small stool and was earnestly doing her holiday homework, with Morris supervising by her side, occasionally correcting some details in his student's work.
